Brigham City
Posted by: 
leadhiker
N 35° 02.479 W 110° 41.059
12S E 528792 N 3877670
One of four fortified settlements erected along the Little Colorado River by Mormon Pioneers
Waymark Code: WMBNXN
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2011
Views: 12
Brigham City, first called Ballenger's Camp, was established here in April, 1876, as one of four fortified settlements erected along the Little Colorado River by Mormon pioneers of the United Order. They farmed the land, dammed the river and built a flour mill. A post office was established in 1879, but droughts and floods forced abandonment of the village in 1881. Purchased in 1890 by F.T. La Prade, the site became a farm and diary until it was acquired by the City of Winslow in 1947.
Marker Name: Brigham City
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Navajo
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Navajo County Historical Society and Arizona Historical Society
Year placed: unknown
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